Al-Waqi’ah 56:72
The Inevitable · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 536
The Tree of Fire
ءَأَنتُمۡ أَنشَأۡتُمۡ شَجَرَتَهَآ أَمۡ نَحۡنُ ٱلۡمُنشِـُٔونَ ٧٢
Was it ye who made the tree thereof to grow, or were We the grower.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Did you produce its tree, or are We the producer?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this is the markh and ‘afar trees the Arabs struck fire from; but this meaning is in every tree, in flint and in everything that produces electricity.
Reflect
Look at a tree today and think of the hidden energy within it.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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